CVE-2012-1462

The ZIP file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1, eSafe 7.0.17.0, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Jiangmin Antivirus 13.0.900, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0.0.125, Norman Antivirus 6.06.12, Sophos Anti-Virus 4.61.0, and AVEngine 20101.3.0.103 in Symantec Endpoint Protection 11 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a ZIP file containing an invalid block of data at the beginning. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different ZIP parser implementations.

Published: 2012-03-21 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-1462 is rated Moderate Risk (46.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.38%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1462

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-06-03 10.96% 8.38% -2.58%
2 2025-03-30 12.71% 10.96% -1.76%
3 2025-03-29 — 12.71% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1462

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1462

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1462

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ahnlab v3_internet_security 2011.01.18.00 cpe:2.3:a:ahnlab:v3_internet_security:2011.01.18.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
aladdin esafe 7.0.17.0 cpe:2.3:a:aladdin:esafe:7.0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avg avg_anti-virus 10.0.0.1190 cpe:2.3:a:avg:avg_anti-virus:10.0.0.1190:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cat quick_heal 11.00 cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emsisoft anti-malware 5.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:5.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fortinet fortinet_antivirus 4.2.254.0 cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortinet_antivirus:4.2.254.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ikarus ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner 1.1.97.0 cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner:1.1.97.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
jiangmin jiangmin_antivirus 13.0.900 cpe:2.3:a:jiangmin:jiangmin_antivirus:13.0.900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kaspersky kaspersky_anti-virus 7.0.0.125 cpe:2.3:a:kaspersky:kaspersky_anti-virus:7.0.0.125:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec endpoint_protection 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1462

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